Kayleigh Wieska

Box Score

Carthage CARTHAGE 8-9, 2-3 CCIW

Ill. Wesleyan IWU 12-3, 5-0 CCIW

Carthage CARTHAGE

8-9, 2-3 CCIW

Final

May. 01, 2024

Ill. Wesleyan IWU

12-3, 5-0 CCIW

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Carthage CARTHAGE	0	4	4	3	11
Ill. Wesleyan IWU	3	4	3	2	12

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse | 5/1/2024 9:50:00 PM

Men's Lacrosse Mounts Comeback but Comes Up Short in CCIW Semifinals

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — In the semifinals of the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) Tournament, the Carthage College men's lacrosse team fell to Illinois Wesleyan 12-11.

Final score: Illinois Wesleyan 12 - Carthage 11
Location: Bloomington, Illinois - Tucci Stadium
Records: Carthage 8-9, Illinois Wesleyan 12-3

Illinois Wesleyan opened the match with a commanding 3-0 lead, holding the advantage into the second quarter.
Carthage initiated their scoring with Ian Edwards finding the net at the 12:24 mark, narrowing the gap to 4-1.
Responding to another Titan goal, Carthage rallied, with George Burchfield and Edwards adding to the scoreboard.
Despite Andrew Johnson's goal for the Firebirds at 7:34, the Titans countered with two consecutive goals, leading 7-4 at halftime.
The third quarter saw Johnson and Andrew Frey scoring for Carthage, closing the gap to two goals.
Illinois Wesleyan then surged with three consecutive goals, extending their lead to four.
Carthage fought back with goals from Alec Gern and Ben Krok, ending the quarter trailing by two.
Edwards narrowed the deficit to one with a goal at the 13:57 mark, but the Titans quickly responded, reclaiming an 11-9 lead.
Edwards struck again with a long shot, bringing Carthage within one with 7:37 remaining.
Gern leveled the score at 9-9 at the 5:08 mark.
However, Illinois Wesleyan regained the lead with 3:37 left in regulation.
Carthage had a chance to equalize with 38 seconds remaining but failed to capitalize.

Ian Edwards led the Firebirds in goals with four in the contest.
Andrew Johnson and Alec Gern each had two goals while Johnson led the team in assists with four.
In goal for Carthage, Hayden Jones made 12 saves for the Firebirds.
Sam Wallace and Gern registered five ground balls while Joey Workman and Chad Kohlmann had four.

"That was a great lacrosse game by our guys. I am proud of every single member of the team and the effort they gave tonight. We got off to a slow start and were chasing but we almost caught them at the end. That was the level of play and game we have been looking for all season. It was a hell of an effort and I am proud to be on the sideline I was. These guys are great.

I will miss all the seniors not returning. They have been a great group as players but they are just great people too. I am going to miss each one as they move on to the next chapter in their life. A recruit once asked me, what do you guys do great at Carthage and it's an easy answer. We produce great people here. Every year I am amazed at the quality of young men that we have here and who they are when they move on and graduate. That's a testament to our guys and the culture they have built and to the lacrosse community that supports our program. I love these guys, I really do."